FREQUENCY OF SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

A.-X. Malliopoulos, Tack Sabine, Z.R. Daribayev

2025

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DOI 10.66684/3008-0606-2025-3-1-30-34
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Abstract

The objective of this work was to determine the frequency of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) in a population of children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Materials and methods The study is retrospective over two years and focuses on the records of all children who were diagnosed with ADD in the department. 156 files were analyzed. The average age is 10.7 years with a standard deviation of 2.45 years. The gender distribution is 40 girls and 116 boys. Results Sleep disorders were detected in 38 cases (24.3%), mostly consisting of SAS (71%), which is present in 17.3% of children with ADD. Discussion, conclusion Compared to other studies, ours shows an insufficient sensitivity of questioning for the detection of sleep disorders in children with ADD, and a defect in the detection of SAS in ADD. Systematic polysomnography in any child with ADD would be desirable, supported by improved sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaires.